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Article: Album Review

Seth Meicht and the Big Sound Ensemble: Live in Philadelphia

Read "Live in Philadelphia" reviewed by John Sharpe


Philly tenor saxophonist Seth Meicht has created a crack little big band which combines nifty arrangements and adventurous expression in his Big Sound Ensemble. Meicht has largely passed under the critical radar since Illumine (CIMP, 2006), surfacing only for the occasional high profile gig in NYC, including the 2009 Vision Festival. This recording in front of ...

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Subliminal Leaps

Label: More Is More Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Dreamed-Out March; Certain Soprano; Mahler Method; Interruptions; Subliminal Leaps; Reprise.

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Charles Evans: Subliminal Leaps

Read "Subliminal Leaps" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Lavoro complesso dalle atmosfere quasi sinfoniche quello realizzato dal giovane baritonista e compositore Charles Evans, avvalendosi della collaborazione di valenti ed esperti musicisti tra i quali spicca Dave Liebman, che di Evans è stato anche maestro. La presenza di Liebman era nella mente di Evans fin dalla scrittura del lavoro, che ha nel ...

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Subliminal Leaps

Label: More Is More Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Dreamed-Out March; Certain Soprano; Mahler Method; Interruptions; Subliminal Leaps; Reprise.

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Article: Album Review

Charles Evans: Subliminal Leaps

Read "Subliminal Leaps" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


On his six release as a leader young baritone saxophonist Charles Evans chose to feature a chamber jazz quartet that is inspired by the innovations of contemporary music of the twentieth century. Evans wrote pieces specifically for veteran sax master Dave Liebman, playing only the soprano sax here, and his musical vision is realized with two ...

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Live at Saint Stephens

Label: Hot Cup Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Junie Part I "The Father," Part II "The Friend"; On Tone Yet--Parts I, II and III; Mono Monk; An Die Fliegenden Fische; Mother and Others; What Worked, What Didn't, What Wouldn't, What Would've.

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The Jazz Session #162: Charles Evans

The Jazz Session #162: Charles Evans

Baritone saxophonist Charles Evans and his longtime friend, pianist Neil Shah, recently released Live At Saint Stephens (Hotcup, 2009), a duet recording that showcases Evans amazing tone and inventive compositions. In this interview, Evans discusses his focus on the bari sax; his relationship with Neil Shah and how it impacts their music; and his plans for...bass ...

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News: Recording

Charles Evans and Neil Shah - Live at Saint Stephens (Hot Cup)

Charles Evans and Neil Shah - Live at Saint Stephens (Hot Cup)

Friends for over fifteen years, Charles Evans and Neil Shah have a shared history that extends well beyond the musical. Their rich rapport rests at the core of this sublime duo concert recorded within the capacious confines of a church in western Pennsylvania in January of last year. Evans supplied the open-ended compositions, the first two ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Piano and Saxophone Duets: Untying The Standard, A Memory Of Vienna & Live At Saint Stephens

Read "Piano and Saxophone Duets: Untying The Standard, A Memory Of Vienna & Live At Saint Stephens" reviewed by John Sharpe


Joel Press & Kyle Aho Untying The Standard Cadence Jazz Records 2008 Joel Press & Kyle Aho Ran Blake & Anthony Braxton A Memory of Vienna hatOLOGY Records 2009 Charles Evans & ...

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Article: Album Review

Charles Evans / Neil Shah: Live at Saint Stephens

Read "Live at Saint Stephens" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


Live At Saint Stephens with baritone saxophonist Charles Evans and pianist Neil Shah-- together with the Dan Tepfer/Lee Konitz Duos With Lee (Sunnyside Records, 2009)--is certainly one of the most wildly adventurous records in recent memory. It is not quite entirely spontaneous or improvisational as some of Keith Jarrett's records are. But playing under a magisterial ...


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